Bale press



June 24, 1930.

BALE PRESS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 27, 1927 INVENTOR.

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June 24, 1930. s; B. WALLACE 1,766,570

BALE PRESS Filed June 27. .1927 '2 Sheets-Shet 2 a 90 fj 7 ux/W fie 9 BY A TTORNEYS.

June 2 19 32 i l 1 a 9 JOHN E. WALLACE, OE GEOVE CITY, EENHSYLVANIA BALE Pit-135$ Application filed June 27, 1927. Serial No. 201,895.

In the present invention a bale press is mechanism operating the wires. The wires provic ed with controlling means by which are threaded through needles 13 and the the tying mechanism may be thrown into needles reciprocate in guide blocks 13 at the operation by the operator at desired side of the press frame. The tie end 14 of length of bale and the wire handling and the wire feeds over a small guide roll 15 in tying is actuated through the power meehathe side of the frame and runs into the tying nism. The device also involves an improvemechanism. The needles are provided with ment in the wire handling and tying in that racks 16 at one side which mesh with gears the tie is formed by overlapped ends extend 17. The gears 17 are mounted on shafts 18 19 ing in opposing directions twisted ogether journaled 1n the guide blocks 13 and a gear thus making the tie with ight extending l9 ls secured at the center of the shaft. A

parts and wi =h economy of wire. The inrack 20 operates on the gear 19. The rack 20 Vention iDVOiVES also a simplification of is provided with an extension 21 which is "ishing the handling provided with a head 22. A link 23 extends 15 and twisting of the through the power from the head 22 to a crank 24. The crank 65 mechanism of the machine. Details and fea- 2a is provided with a hub 25 which is jourtures of the invention will appear from the naled on the shaft 8. It has a clutch face 26 specification and cleans. adapted to engage a clutch block 27 splined The i. vention is illustrated in the accomon the shaft. The clutch block 27 is operp w n r 1 0 panying drawings as follows z ated by a rork 28 carried by a lever 29 The 7 i Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of the press. lever 29 is mounted on a rod carried by Fig. 2 a plan view slightly enlarged. the frame. An arm 30 extends from the rod. 3 a view of the tying mechanism in A link 31 connects the arm 30 with a hand n on the line 3-23 in lever 32 by Ineansof which the operator may 25 Fig. a view of a mutilated gear involvthrow the clutch 27 into engagementwith m 5;}{3 t i lneghanlgnL the clutch face 26. pro ectiou 28" is ar- Fig. 5 a section of the tying mechanism ranged on the arm in the path of aspring ont-heline 5 5 i11l ig,3 24* on the crank 24. This spring can be Fig. 6 an enlarged detail of a part of the readily oyercome by the operator in forcing 39 tying mechanism. the clutch into engagement but upon tnc Fig. 7 a plan *iew of tying head. completion of the rotation of the crank the F 8 a side elevation of a part of the spring engaging the pro ection 2U throws press showing the wire feeding finger acthe clutch out of engagement at the completuatin; mechiinisin. tion of the cycle. 35 Fig}? a section on the line 9-9 in Fig. 8. As the crank operates it feeds the needle g5 1 marks the frame of the machine. This through the halo carrying with it the loop of is mounted on wheels 2 in the usual manner, wire. and 3 a compression chamber formed of A tyin mechanism is arranged in a houslongitudinal slats in the usual manner and a ing 33 into which the needle is fed. This hopper 4} leads to the compression chamber. housing supported on the frame of the A plunger 5 opera in guides 6 and 15 accompression chamber. It has a central web \lkH-J tuated by a pitman 6 operating on arrank M in which s arrz nged a vertical rotating between gears 7. The gears are carried by post 30. This post is provided with squared shafts 8 journaled in journals 8 on the ends 36 on which tying heads 37 are mounti5 frame. The gears 7 are driven through suited, one head at the top operating with the able gearing from a power shaft 9 which is upper needle and the other head at the botdriven through a driving pulley 9 from a tom operating with the lower needle. These driving power belt 10. heads are prov ded with twisting gears 3-8 Wires 11 are fed from spools 12. there which are rotatively mounted in the head being preferably two of these with a similar with trunnions 38. The gears are provided 106 with twisting slots 39 which at the center are of sufficient width to receive the overlappml wires, one above the other, and thus twist the wire from this central portion outwardly when the gear is twisted in the well-known manner. A guide mounting -10 is arranged over the gear and this has the flaring guide slot -11 which leads the wire into the slot in the gear, this housing also assisting in holding the gear in place. The needles as they advance engage arms 42 mounted on hangers 43 on the housing. The arms 42 are rigidly connected with swinging arms ll. The arms 44 are connected with swinging arms 45 by links 46. As the needles advance they engage the arms 42, swinging the arms -12 downwardly and these engaging the leadingin end of the wire depress the same into the twisting slot. A tying head 37 is mounted at each side of a severing and clamping device. This comprises cutting oif blades -17 and 48, these blades being formed integrally with clamping jaws 49. The clamping jaws are pivotally mounted on screws 49 on the head and have extending arms 50. Springs 51 tend to open the jaws. A cam :32 operates between the arms 50 and when forcing the arms apart so as to close the clamping jaws is locked in this position by the frictional engagement of the arms. The cams have the operating extensions 53. The bale end of the wire is carried through the frame and is formed with a return loop, the return end of this loop being carried into the twisting slot of the gear. This loop is carried by the loop posts 55 which are arranged immediately inside of but slightly spaced from the clamping jaws -19 so that the loop may be passed downwardly, or upwardly as the case may be on the loop post 55 behind the arms 49. As the arms 14 are depressed the lead ing in wire is pressed down into the slot in the gear and between the clamping lingers 49, this pressing down carrying the return end of the loop 54 with it into the extreme )osition in the slot in the gear. A rack 56 is fed forward into mesh with the gear. This rack is actuated by a cross head 57 which cross head operates in guides at the side of the frame. The cross head actuated through a pitman 59 from a crank (30. The crank 60 is mounted on a shaft 60" and has a gear 61 on its hub. The gear (31 meshes with a mutilated gear (32. The matilated gear has clutch jaws G3 on its face adapted to be engaged by the jaw teeth of a clutch block (54. The clutch block 64 is actuated by a fork (35 carried by a lever 66. The lever 66 is pivotally mounted on a pin 67 at the side of the frame and the outer end of the lever is connected by a link 68 with an arm 69. The arm (59 is mounted on the shaft 29 so that as the clutch block 27 is thrown into engagement the clutch block 63 is also thrown into engagement. The mutilated gear with its initial movement passes along a dwell space 79. During this period the needle, through the action of the crank 24, is moved through the compression chamber and into contact with the arm -12 forcing the leading-in wire into the twisting slot and with it the return end of the loop. As thi l is accomplished the tooth port on of the mutilated gear engages the gear 61. and moves the racks 56 forward rotating the twisting gears and tying the leading-in wire 11 with the return loop 54. As the racks advance they carry with them formed push fingers 83. These push fingers are adapted to engage the operating fingers of the clamping arms 49 at the opposite sides of the head 37, the clamping arms at the outside of the head being closed to clamp and sever the leading-in wire and the arms at the press side of the rotating head being opened in order to release the end of the loop 54. At the same time spring actuated shoulders are carried forward with the racks and these engage arms 86 which are mounted on pins 87 on the head, the arms 86 having inwardly extending knock-out fingers 88 which, upon the opening of the arms 49, force, under the action of. the springactuated shoulder, the twisted wire upward ly out of the slot in the gear. thus releasing the tied wire. The part 80 of the mutilated gear returns the racks 56 to their initial position. During the period that the gear 80 is operating the needles are locked in their inner position. This is accomplished by providing the rack 20 with idling extensions 21 and the head 22 with locking plates 21" which enter grooves 13 in the needles. Thus the needles are held in their inner [Mr-ition during the time that the twisting is taking place. By the time that the twisting of the wire is completed these locking plates have receded and the rack again engages the needle for the return movement.

After the needles are partially retracted the heads 56 are rotated. This is aeconr plished by providing the shaft 35 with a worm gear 89. The gear 89 is actuated by a worm 90 carried by a shaft 91. The shaft 91 is provided with a beveled gear 92 which operates on the mutilated beveled gear 93 on the face of the mutilated gear (32. This mutilated gear 93 accomplishes a rotation of the head after the twisting action is practically completed and after the needle is partially withdrawn. It will be noted that prior to the turning movement of the head the clamping jaws 49 have been closed, as above described, and the leading-in wire severed and that the clamps at the press side holding the 'end of the loop 54 have been severed so that the wire at each end of: the twisted tie has been severed and the leading in wire clamped with the head. It will also be noted that at the completion of the twist- IOU llil) ing movement and before this turning of the head the knock-out fingers 88 have operated lifting the twisted-in portion of the tie out oi the slot and at the same time the end of the loop '54 oil the post 55 so that too wire surrounding the bail is released. The spring of the mate l in the halo straightens out the wire that formed the loop and takes up th s slack so that in the fin shed bale there a. tie oi single wires, the ends of the wires cmcnding in opposite directions and the -.-1e'-.cred ends; of each wire being atthe end of the tie remote from the entrance of said wire to the tie. The mutilated gear 62 has a portion 82 supplementing the portion 81 which gives a dwell to the gear 61 during this rotating movement.

As the head is rotated the end of the wire leading from the bale is carried by its clamp and with the rotation an intermediate portion of this wire is picked up by the. post 55 and at the completion of the rotation of a half turn a new loop 54 is termed this wire assuming the position shown in Fig. except that at this moment of the operation it e leading-in wire 11 will not yet be in place shown in that figure.

The sequence of events therefore as to the twisting operation is as follows: ing with the return loop as shown in Fig. 7 upon the completion of the bale the nedle is advanced bringing the leading wire into place over the twi ting slot. As the needle engages the finger l2 the swinging arms ll and engage the leading-1n wire and the return end of the loop this return end being at the left oi Fig. 7 (the part of this loop leading back to the bale is not engaged by the arms 44 and As soon as the wires 11 and the return end reach the bottom of the twisting slot in the twisting gear the rack 56 is adyanced rotating the and forming the tie twist between the leading-in wire and the return end ot the loop 54-. Immediately upon the complet on of the twisting movement or at least all r it has progressed sutliciently to tie the leading-in wire the clamps 49 are closed and the leading-in wire severed inside the clamps that the free end of the leading-in wire is engaged by the clamps l9 away from the press. The needle is then retraetedand a wire leads from the clamp 49 back with the needle in front of the incoming bale. At the same time, the severed leading-in wire and the loop 54 are lifted out of the twist ng slot and oh the post 55 releasing the wire tied around the bale. Immediately the spring of the bale straightens out the loop and takes up the slack. As soon as this is completed the head is given a hall rotation. The clamped end of the engaged wire WlllCll at this moment connected with the needle 1s turned a half revolution and the post 55 picks up an intermediate portion of this wire so that at the completion of the half turn a new loop 5% is formed, the wire then being in the position shown in Fig. 7 except that the new leading-in wire 11 has not reached the position there shown. The bale I is then completed the needle again advanced and this cycle repeated.

From this description it will be seen that a halo oi. any size may be made. The operator may at any time, throw the tying mechanism into action and close the wire around the halo and form a tie. When the mechanism is thrown into action the tie is termed and the mechanism locked out. By forming the re turn loop the tie is made with the overlapping ends of the wire, these overlapping ends extending in opposite directions so that there is no outwardly projecting ends oi the wire.

What I claim as new is 1. In a bale press, the combination of a press chamber; a reciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; wire operating mechanism comprising devices forming a return loop of the bale end of the wire; means bringing the single return end of the loop and the leading in wire into overlapping position; and means twisting the overlapping portions.

2. In a bale press, the combination of a press chamber; a reciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; wire operating mechanism comprising a wire carrying needle on which the leading in wire is threaded; a slotted twisting member; the slot thcreot extenoing crosswise of the machine and means actuated by the needle deflecting the loading in wire into the slot of the twisting member.

8. In a bale press, the combination of a press chamber; a reciprocating plunger; power n'icans actuating the plunger; wire operating mechanism comprising a wire carrying needle on which the leading in wire is threaded; a slotted twistin member; the slot thereof extending crosswise of the machine means actuated by the needle deflecting the leading in wire into the slot of the twisting member; a severing and gri iping mechanism severing and gripping the leading in wire; and knock-out devices knocking out the tied wire from the slot of the twisting member.

4:. In abale press the combination of a press chamber; areciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; a wire operating mechanism comprising a rotating head having severing and clamping mechanisms at opposite sides; a twisting mechanism; a wire carrying needle; means on the head forming a return loop as the head is rotated with the return end of the loop in the twisting mechanism; means for de lect ing the wire from the needle into the twist ing mechanism; and devices severing and clamping the leading in wire,

5. In a bale press, the combination of a press chamber; a reciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; a wire operating mechanism comprising a. rotating head on which there is a twisting member, severing members at opposite sides, clamping members at opposite sides, knock-out members at opposite sides; and reciprwating means actuating the severing and clamping mechanisms, the knock-out devices and rotating head in sequence.

6. In a bale press, the combination of a press chamber; a reciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; a wire operating mechanism comprising a rotating head on which there is a twisting member, severing members at opposite sides, clamping members at opposite sides, knock-out members at opposite sides; reciprocating means actuating the severing and clamping mechanisms, the knock-out devices and rotating the head in sequence; a needle operating in connection with the head; means for deflecting the wire from the needle into the twisting device; and clamping means in advance of the rotation of the head.

7. In a bale press, the combination of a press chamber; a reciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; wire operating mechanism comprising upper and lower heads oppositely faced; two needles one operating in connection with each head, each head comprising means forming a return loop and having a twisting member; devices deflecting the wire from the needle in the twisting member, each head having means for severing and clamping the leading in wire; and means for rotating the head.

8. In a bale press, the combination of a press chamber; a. reciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; wire operating mechanism comprising upper and lower heads oppositely faced: two needles, one operating in connection with each head, each head comprising means forming a return loop and having a twisting member; devices deflecting the wire from the needle in the twisting member, each head having means for severing and clamping the leading in wire and means for knocking out the tied wire; and mians for rotating the head.

9. In a halo press, the comb nation of a press chamber; a reciprocating plunger; power means actuating the plunger; and wire operating mechanism eonn'irising a rotating head having a twisting mechanism, a clamping and severing mechanism at each side of the head comprising projecting arms, cams between said arms, operating projections on the cams, said cams being adapted to remain in locked position when moved to locked position, or unlocked postion when released; a reciprocating device operating on said cam projections to lock one gripping J ()H X B. \VALLACE. 

